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UNINA9910818496903321 |
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Autore |
Berebitsky Julie |
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Titolo |
Sex and the office : a history of gender, power, and desire / / Julie Berebitsky |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-06188-X |
9786613519870 |
0-300-18327-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (376 p.) |
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Collana |
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Society and the sexes in the modern world |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sex role - United States - History - 20th century |
Women employees - United States - History |
Women - Employment - United States - History - 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Dangers, Desires, and Self-Determination -- 2. White-Collar Casanovas -- 3. Betwixt and Between -- 4. Gold Diggers, Innocents, and Tempted Wives -- 5. Morals and Morale -- 6. The White-Collar Revolution -- 7. Desire or Discrimination? -- 8. Two Steps Forward, One Step Back -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this engaging book-the first to historicize our understanding of sexual harassment in the workplace-Julie Berebitsky explores how Americans' attitudes toward sexuality and gender in the office have changed from the 1860's, when women first took jobs as clerks in the U.S. Treasury office, to the present. Berebitsky recounts the actual experiences of female and male office workers; draws on archival sources ranging from the records of investigators looking for waste in government offices during World War II to the personal papers of Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown and Ms. magazine founder Gloria Steinem; and explores how popular sources-including cartoons, advertisements, advice guides, and a wide array of fictional accounts-have represented wanted and unwelcome romantic and sexual advances. By giving sex in the office a history, she provides valuable |
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